School: Ballyuskill (B.), Ballyragget
- Location:
- Ballyoskill, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: F. Mac Cárthaigh
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A head of cabbage.What has a tongue and yet no mouth.
A bootWhat is the difference between a man coming out of confession and a man coming out of a bath of water?
The man coming ouf of confession is full of hope and the man coming out of a bath is full of soap.What pears grown on an apple tree
Pairs of apples - Black I am and much admired, and many a man and horse I tired, gold and silver paid for me and its on the dung-hill now Im laid.
Culm.Why does a cow look over a ditch?Because she cant look under it.Riddle me riddle men anty roe my father gave me some seeds to sow the seeds were black and the ground was white riddle me that and I will give you a pipe
Ink and white paper.All around the wood and never goes in to the wood
The bark of a tree.If I were in the Sun and if you were out of it(continues on next page)- Collector
- Patrick Lalor
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Grenan, Co. Laois
- Informant
- Thomas Holohan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Grenan, Co. Laois